Rabbi James Stone Goodman
• Published November 8, 2023
We bring down a clue from the Zohar, classic text of Jewish mysticism, that there was something chaser (missing) in Abraham’s generation that we are still struggling with, those of us who are its inheritors. The clues are everywhere written, and not...
Over these last terrible weeks, so many people in our community and around the world have been struggling with very big questions as they try to get a grasp on the war in Israel. I cannot remember another time in my rabbinate when I’ve heard from so...
"Whenever I feel afraid, I hold my head erect, and whistle a happy tune, so no one will suspect I'm afraid." These Oscar Hammerstein lyrics from The King and I remind us of the power of a simple song. In those moments of fear, doubt, elation and ecstasy...
